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Ministry of Law and Justice
914 Fast Track Courts are functional for heinous crimes, crimes against women and children
Government has approved a scheme for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts  across the country for expeditious disposal of pending cases of Rape under IPC and crimes under POCSO Act
The Central Government is fully committed to speedy disposal of all cases including cases involving offences against women in accordance with Article 21 of the Constitution and reducing pendency. The Government has taken several initiatives to provide an ecosystem for faster disposal of cases by the judiciary. The Fourteenth Finance Commission endorsed the proposal of the Government to strengthen the judicial system in States which included, inter-alia, establishing Fast Track Courts for cases of heinous crimes; cases involving senior citizens, women, children etc., and urged the State Governments to use the additional fiscal space provided in the form of enhanced tax devolution from 32% to 42% to meet such requirements. As on 31.10.2021, 914 Fast Track Courts are functional for heinous crimes, crimes against women and children etc. Further, Government has approved a scheme for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts  across the country for expeditious disposal of pending cases of Rape under IPC and crimes under POCSO Act. As on date, 28 States/UTs have joined the scheme for setting up of 842 FTSCs including 363 ‘exclusive POCSO Courts’. Rs.140 crore was released in the financial year 2019-20 and Rs. 160.00 crore has been released during the financial year 2020-21 for the scheme. 681 FTSCs are presently functional including 381 exclusive POCSO Courts, which disposed 64217 cases as on 31.10.2021. The continuation of the Scheme of FTSC has been approved for another two years  at a total outlay of Rs. 1572.86 crore, including Rs. 971.70 crore as Central share.
This information was given by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Law & Justice in Lok Sabha today.
AYUSH
Ayurveda Day to be celebrated throughout the Country on 25th October
The 4th Ayurveda day to be organized on 25th October, 2019 at National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Dhanwantari Pujan and “National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Awards -2019” ceremony will be held at NIA in the gracious presence of Shri Om Birla, Speaker, Lok Sabha as Chief Guest. MoS  for Ministry of AYUSH & Defence Shri Shripad Yesso Naik will also be present. On this occasion, a National Conference ‘Ayurveda for Longevity’ will also be organized on 24th October, 2019. Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will be the Chief Guest.
Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India decided to celebrate Ayurveda Day every year on the day of Dhanvantari Jayanti  since 2016. On this occasion, Ministry also facilitates 3-4 Ayurveda experts with "National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Award" comprising of Citation, Trophy  and Cash reward of Rupees five lakh. Ayurveda relies on a comprehensive program that includes conscious eating , lifestyle , sleep , behavioural and psychological intervention for extension of Longevity . Rasayana Tantra, one of the eight branches of Ayurveda is dedicated to rejuvenation, regeneration, immune-modulation, healthy aging and enhances longevity.
Organisations of Ministry of AYUSH i.e. All India Institute of Ayurveda  New Delhi, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences , Institute for Post Graduate Training & Research in Ayurveda , Jamnagar, Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy , Ghaziabad and North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy , Shillong are also participating in the event by putting exhibition stall of their organisation’s R& D material, achievements/ activities for publicity and distribution of IEC material at NIA, Jaipur.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister condoles demise of Nepal PM’s wife, Mrs. Sita Dahal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of Nepal Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s wife, Mrs. Sita Dahal and expressed sincere condolences to Nepal Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Extremely saddened to learn about the demise of Mrs. Sita Dahal. I express my sincere condolences to @cmprachanda and pray that the departed soul finds eternal peace. Om Shanti.”
“श्रीमती सीता दाहालको दुःखद निधन भएको खबरले मर्माहत भएको छु । @cmprachanda प्रति हार्दिक समवेदना प्रकट गर्दै दिवंगत आत्मालाई चिरशान्ति मिलोस् भनी प्रार्थना गर्दछु ।
ॐ शान्ति।”
Ministry of Law and Justice
Shri Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia appointed as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court
The President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. Department of Justice has issued today a notification in this regard.
Shri Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia,was enrolled as an Advocate on July 07, 1986 and practiced in the Allahabad and Uttarakhand High Courts in Civil, Constitutional, Service, and Labour matters and has specialized in Service and Constitutional matters. He was appointed as Permanent Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court on November l , 2008.
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
Covid-19 Vaccination camp organised at Guwahati Airport
Separate helpdesk to assist elderly
The second covid vaccination camp, open for all above 18 years, has been organised at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport  Guwahati. The camp started on 3rd May 2021 and the vaccination is going on in the camp. Over 2000 people have been vaccinated and more are likely to get vaccinated tomorrow. Airports Authority of India in association with National Health Mission, Assam has organised this vaccination camp which was first for many young officers and staff working at Guwahati Airport. The vaccination camp was meant for all the working staff and was also opened for all dependent family members, employees of AAI, airlines, agencies, frontline staff and the stakeholders associated with the LGBI Airport, Guwahati.
Around 1200 people had registered themselves for the vaccination on the first day, out of which about 600 were vaccinated on the first day till evening.
Informing about the vaccination camp, Shri Ramesh Kumar, Airport Director said, ‘We had requested all Heads of Departments, airlines, ground handling agencies, frontline workers and the stakeholders at the airport to intimate in their vertical to get maximum advantage of vaccination camp. As this was opened for all above 18+ age group, the number of registrations was more than expected,’ he added.
Officials coordinating the camp said more than 3000 people have been registered. This includes some elderly retired employees and their dependents as well. As the number of enrolments was high, the vaccination venue was Community Centre inside the AAI residential colony, a hall with huge capacity for maintaining health protocols.
‘I am thankful to the State Government especially to the state health officials and NHM staff for their noble cause and their dedication in helping us get vaccinated amid this pandemic’, said Airport director, Shri Ramesh Kumar.
Separate help desk has also been set up to streamline the process and assist the elderly people. Priority is given to the frontline workers and the airline staff who are on regular duties and in shift duties.
Earlier, a Vaccination Camp at LGBI Airport, Guwahati for all stakeholders including Airlines Ground Handling Agencies/ Staff Officers and other working and retired employees above 45 years of age, was conducted on 11th April 2021.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Walk in interview on November 29 into specialist vacancies at CRPF, Pallipuram Hospital
Walk-interviews will be held on November 29, 2021 at 9 am to fill the vacancies of two specialists at CRPF Composite Hospital Pallipuram. Appointments will be made to two specialist posts: Eye Specialist and Medicine
Applicants should be below 70 years of age on the date of interview. For Specialist MOs Must have a postgraduate or PG Diploma, One and half years of work experience after PG Degree or two and half years of work experience after obtaining PG Diploma in related specialization. Remuneration is Rs.85,000/-p.m.
Applicants should keep in hand original documents proving their degree, age and work experience, written application on white paper indicating the post to which they belong and five passport size photographs. For further details please contact No.0471-2750380, 2754242. Interested candidate may refer our website www.crpf.gov.in for full details.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Open Network for Digital Commerce to democratize digital commerce
ONDC Network lowers entry-barriers to digital commerce, provides level playing ﬁeld and unbundles various stages of e-commerce transactions encouraging new business models and opportunities
The Open Network for Digital Commerce  is a Section 8 company, under the initiative of DPIIT, with a mission to democratize digital commerce. ONDC develops and maintains the ONDC Protocol, an open technical standard similar to UPI, HTTP and SMTP. Any two platforms that are compliant with the ONDC Protocol can interoperate without speciﬁcally integrating with each other’s systems. The ONDC Protocol compliant applications together constitute the ONDC Network. Just as UPI enables interoperability of banks and payment platforms to transfer money, or SMTP allows people to exchange emails without worrying about which email service the recipient uses, the ONDC Protocol allows buyers and sellers to trade goods or services no matter which /platform they use, as long as the platforms are part of the ONDC Network.
The beneﬁts of the ONDC Network include lower entry-barriers to digital commerce, providing Level playing ﬁeld for all e- Commerce models and unbundling of various stages of e-commerce transactions to allow new business models and opportunities. Hence, ONDC ensures an expansion of digital commerce, making it more inclusive.
The challenges with the adoption of ONDC are that the ONDC Network is enabling oﬄine businesses to move online for the ﬁrst time, and hence this transition can be challenging. However, ONDC is providing systems for assistance and capacity building initiatives to make this transition smooth and hassle free.
ONDC promotes transparency, trust and eﬃciency through its design as well as operational practices including free and open-source standards and systems, decentralisation and privacy by design, participatory approach and transparency, level playing ﬁeld, clear audit trail and protecting buyer and seller rights.
ONDC Network is based on open speciﬁcations namely the ONDC Protocol. Thus, any two platforms that are compliant with the ONDC Protocol can interact with each other without having to learn the other platform’s speciﬁc language for handling messages and processes.
This is achieved through the ONDC Registry. The Registry is like a phonebook which one can use to ﬁnd other ONDC Protocol-compliant platforms. Details of all the registered platforms are in the registry after certiﬁcation of the compliance to the protocol and signing the agreement of participation.
The Protocol and the Registry together create a collection of e- commerce platforms that can discover, connect and interact with each other. The ONDC Network includes multiple buyer applications and seller applications all working seamlessly with each other. With this open network, buyers can discover and purchase products/services from sellers using any seller application, through a single buyer application of their choice.
This information has been provided by the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Monthly Review of Accounts of Union Government of India upto the month of July 2019 for the Financial Year 2019-20
The Monthly Account of the Union Government of India upto the month of July 2019 has been consolidated and reports published. The highlights are given below:-
The Government of India has received Rs.3,99,673 crore  upto July 2019 comprising Rs. 3,38,705 crore Tax Revenue , Rs. 43,905 crore of Non Tax Revenue and Rs.17,063 crore of Non Debt Capital Receipts. Non Debt Capital Receipts consists of Recovery of Loans  and Disinvestment Proceeds .
Rs.1,99,912 crore has been transferred to State Governments as Devolution of Share of Taxes by Government of India upto this period which is Rs. 12,502 crore lower than the previous year.
Total Expenditure incurred by Government of India is Rs.9,47,278 crore , out of which Rs.8,39,673 crore is on Revenue Account and Rs.1,07,605 crore is on Capital Account. Out of the Total Revenue Expenditure, Rs.1,83,524 crore is on account of Interest Payments and Rs.1,69,660 crore is on account of Major Subsidies.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
APEDA facilitates export of Alphonso, Kesar & Banganapalli to USA
After a gap of nearly two years, the export of Indian mangoes is gaining momentum again. The first batch of the mango season facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority reached the United States of America on 11 April 2022.
Alphonso, Kesar & Banganapalli varieties of mangoes were exported by M/s Guru Krupa Corporation after packing & irradiation at APEDA approved facility. APEDA organises various export promotion activities including Virtual Trade Fairs, Farmer Connect Portal, e-office, Hortinet Traceability system, Buyer Seller Meets, Reverse Buyer Seller Meets, product specific campaigns etc. to promote exports.
APEDA has been working closely with state government for creating infrastructure for promotion of export from the state. APEDA promotes exports of agricultural & processed food products by assisting exporters in infrastructure development and market accessibility. In addition, APEDA also conducts international Buyer Seller Meets , Virtual trade fairs with importing countries to promote agricultural & processed food products.
APEDA, a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, is the nodal agency for promoting Indian agro and processed food exports and is responsible for facilitating and promoting export of horticulture, floriculture, processed food, poultry products, dairy and other agro products.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 197.98 Cr
Over 3.69 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,13,864
16,135 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.53%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 3.74%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 197.98 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,58,55,578 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.69 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,09,125
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2nd Dose
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1,00,67,547
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Precaution Dose
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57,45,080
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,24,461
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2nd Dose
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1,76,29,595
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Precaution Dose
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1,04,36,337
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,69,12,764
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2nd Dose
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2,39,83,173
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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6,05,19,574
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2nd Dose
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4,90,38,764
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,83,57,087
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2nd Dose
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50,22,61,478
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Precaution Dose
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32,40,839
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,34,65,296
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2nd Dose
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19,36,55,549
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Precaution Dose
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27,01,464
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,72,78,124
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2nd Dose
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12,09,71,795
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Precaution Dose
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2,47,23,145
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Precaution Dose
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4,68,46,865
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Total
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1,97,98,21,197
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,13,864. Active cases now constitute 0.26% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.53%. 13,958 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,28,79,477.
16,135 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 3,32,978 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 86.39 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 3.74% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 4.85%.
President's Secretariat
President of India pays Homage to Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on his birth anniversary
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, former President of India on his Birth Anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today . He paid his respects before the portrait of Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Centre Reviews Points of Entry  Health actions at international airports and ports in India
State, Airport and Port Health Officers advised to ensure strict health screening of all international travellers to minimize risk of importation of Monkeypox Disease
Effective coordination between State admin, Bureau of Immigration, Airport and Port Health Offices
The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare reviewed the functioning of health screening of international travellers arriving in India at airports and ports, today.
The meeting was attended by Airport and Port Health Officers  and Regional Directors from Regional Offices of Health & Family Welfare. They were advised to ensure strict health screening of all arriving international travellers which can minimize the risk of importation of monkeypox cases into the country.
They were advised and re-oriented in clinical presentation of monkeypox disease as per MoHFW’s ‘Guidelines for Management of Monkeypox Disease’.
They were also advised to coordinate with other stakeholder agencies like Immigration at international ports and airports to streamline health screening processes besides ensuring suitable linkages with hospital facilities earmarked to each port of entry for timely referral and isolation.
The meeting was attended by senior officials from International Health Division, and Disaster Management Cell.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Nearly Rs. 127 crore released for Kisan Drone promotion: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today said funds amounting to Rs. 126.99 crores have been released towards Kisan Drone promotion based on the proposals received so far. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Tomar said this includes Rs. 52.50 crores released to the ICAR for purchase of 300 Kisan Drones and organizing their demonstrations on the farmers’ fields in 75000 hectares through 100 KVKs, 75 ICAR institutions and 25 SAUs. It also includes funds released to various State Governments for supply of more than 300 Kisan Drone to farmers on subsidy and establishment of more than 1500 Kisan Drone CHCs to provide drone services to the farmers. The use of Kisan Drones has a potential to provide ample opportunities of employment to people in rural areas.
Shri Tomar informed that the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  is promoting adoption of Kisan Drones by the farmers. Standard Operating Procedures  which provide concise instructions for effective and safe operations of drones for pesticide and nutrient application have been released. Financial assistance is also provided under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization  as per the details given as under:
 Financial assistance @ 100% of the cost of drone up to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakhs per drone is provided for purchase of drones by institutes under Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Vigyan Kendras , State Agriculture Universities , State and other Central Government Agricultural Institutions/Departments and Public Sector Undertakings  of Government of India engaged in agricultural activities. The Farmers Producers Organizations  are provided grants up to 75% of the cost of agriculture drone for its demonstrations on the farmers’ fields. A contingency expenditure of Rs.6000 per hectare is provided to implementing agencies that do not want to purchase drones but will hire drones for demonstrations from Custom Hiring Centres, Hi-tech Hubs, Drone Manufacturers and Start-Ups. The contingent expenditure to implementing agencies that purchases drones for drone demonstrations is limited to Rs.3000 per hectare.
 In order to make available drone services to farmers on rental basis, financial assistance @ 40% up to a maximum of Rs. 4.00 lakhs are provided for purchase of drones by Custom Hiring Centers  under Cooperative Society of Farmers, FPOs and Rural entrepreneurs. Agriculture graduates establishing CHCs are eligible to receive financial assistance @ 50% of the cost of drone up to a maximum of Rs.5.00 lakhs per drone.
 For individual purchase of drones, the Small and Marginal, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, Women and North Eastern State farmers are provided financial assistance @ 50% of the cost up to a maximum of Rs. 5.00 lakhs and other farmers @ 40% up to a maximum of Rs. 4.00 lakhs.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Production by public sector oil companies
The details of annual production by the Public Sector Oil Refineries out of the total production of petrol and diesel in the country during last three years are given below:

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Description
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Production of Petrol
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Production of Diesel
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Public Sector Oil Refineries
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Total
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Public Sector Oil Refineries
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Total
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2016-17
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19.3
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36.6
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60.0
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102.1
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2017-18
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21.4
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37.8
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65.2
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108.1
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2018-19
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22.4
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38.0
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67.7
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110.6
Prices of petrol and diesel have been made market-determined by the Government with effect from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies take appropriate decision on pricing of petrol and diesel in line with international product prices, exchange rate, tax structure, inland freight and other cost elements and accordingly product-wise margin are arrived.
The details of profit/  earned by these refineries during the last three years is given below:
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Company
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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IOCL
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19,106
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21,346
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16,894
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HPCL
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6,209
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6,357
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6,029
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BPCL
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8,039
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7,976
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7,132
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NRL
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2101
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2044
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1968
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MRPL
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3642
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2224
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332
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CPCL
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1030
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913
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This information was given by the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply.